It spoke so much truth to me. (I talked to SuperFit about these words. Both he and I strongly value the importance of rest and embrace our time to slow down. We do not see it as a drawback, nor do we cringe at the thought of resting. We breathe, just a little deeper and longer.)

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This is a huge issue for me. Burning the candle at both ends. I get so exhausted that I can't even rest very well. I know that doesn't make sense. It's hard to get the relaxation time with three kids, but I need to make it more of a priority.

Agh Kierston this is SO important! I am sure you know by now that I struggle with rest. I know it is really affecting my running, and I know I could be faster (and stronger) if I was able to rest. I am trying so hard, but I think that is the problem, I cant just let it happen (rather than "try") to rest.

I need to take your advice, and I will read through this after today (as today is my second busy day of the week), and listen, truly listen to your words. Help me relax! I am feeling all those feelings that you mentioned, I think thats an indicator I need to rest!

REST is my favourite part of the week! Love Saturdays!! Although, I often don't take full advantage of them. This weekend I did! I watched the Olympics, snuggled with my puppy, and read my book. It was awesome!

I'm still learning this lesson - as I sit here with a kiddo that's sick probably because her body is screaming at her to slow down. I've gotten a little better as my kids are getting older of just 'enjoying' the down time at home. But, it's really hard. I wish I was as good at it as my dogs :-)

I do better resting from workouts than I do from over-doing in general. I go, go, go, go until I am worn out, cranky, depressed. It's a horrible cycle and I really need to quit it. But it can be so hard when you work out in the morning, work all day, still have to manage to clean the house, make dinner (and for me, work with clients) and then go straight to bed to start over the next day. I fail to make myself a priority far too often.

I have the hardest time finding that line between sedentary and overly active! I live in such an all-or-nothing world that I feel like if I'm not moving, there's no point and if I'm moving constantly I must keep going. Remembering that it's important to be active but give yourself rest is such a difficult thing for me but I know I'll get there!

I usually plan them for days when I'm really busy and know that I won't have time to work out. Sometimes though I can just tell when my body has had too much and I'll take a break. Tomorrow is going to be that day!

This hits home for me right now as I am trying to heal a leg injury that has been nagging me for the past month and a half. I struggle with taking days off from exercise and just resting and they usually only come when I'm either injured or I'm forcing myself to take one. It can be hard when you genuinely enjoy that workout but you're absolutely right- rest helps us recover faster and come back even stronger, and it's how I have to look at things right now. Great post!

Yes. Yes. Yes. I struggle with this so much. I don't get enough sleep specifically and know that I need more. I've gotten better about taking down time during the day or giving myself a break. It's the sleep I need to work on!

I do not rest enough. Yes, I sleep for 7 hours a night (sometimes 6), but I am always go go go during the day. I try sometimes to take a nap if I can, but typically when I want to, I have too many things to do so I ditch the nap........ I know this is not good, however, me being like this, makes my vacations that much more amazing! LOL. Counting down the days until 4th of July!

I LOVE all the wisdom you share in your posts. I definitely need to remember that rest makes you stronger. It's like tonight I was tired and thought of getting a quick run in. Instead I'm having a cup of tea so I can kill my workout tomorrow AM :)

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